Spooky Dooky Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. The style writing popularized by Edgar Allen Poe and H. P. Lovecraft, which involves dark places
  2. 6. The talking canine known for unmasking monsters with his gang of meddling kids, one of which can never seem to find her glasses
  3. 8. The mascot of the berry flavored cereal of the same name, which comes out each Halloween, known for bouting with Count Chocula over who has the better cereal
  4. 10. The hockey mask-wearing killer who slashes his way through teenagers in the Friday the 13th films
  5. 11. What you might let out when you see a monster (or if asked what your favorite horror film is)
  6. 12. Title given to the leaders of Transylvania, like Dracula
  7. 13. The most popular Halloween costume of 2023
  8. 14. Author known for his books about psychic teenagers, haunted hotels, zombie animals, and child-eating clowns
  9. 15. Name given to a fear of water (----phobia)
  10. 16. What the yearly Halloween episode of The Simpsons is called each year
  11. 17. The leader who inspired Dracula, known for, ironically enough, using wooden stakes
Down
  1. 1. The man, with assistance from his hunch-backed servant, created a monster, who often gets confused with his creator
  2. 2. What brings out a werewolf (aside from treats)
  3. 4. The character who Linus and Sally skipped Trick or Treating to see
  4. 5. The rather unoriginal name of the H. G. Wells novel about a scientist who turns himself invisible, which was later adapted into multiple films
  5. 7. Creature that gives bad luck if it were to cross your path
  6. 9. the creature known for saying "Nevermore" and making Edgar Allen Poe famous
  7. 11. The store that pops up every October to sell decorations, costumes, and more